Tanzania
Hello friends,
We had to get from the Rwandan border to Mwanza and it was going to take several days. But then I got sick. At first I thought it was nothing. Then all of a sudden I was very ill. Fever, aches and pains. It looked like flu. But in Africa, if you think you have flu, you suspect malaria.
I had malaria. In a dingy hospital, I had a test. "What will we do?" asked the DOCTOR. I was horrified. She'd never heard of the drugs we carried, just in case. While Malc tried to contact home, I started to get very sick very fast. But at last we were told to go ahead with the treatment we had.
It worked. I was feeling better very soon. We were taken to the house of a local Anglican priest who kindly put us up while I recovered and in a few days, we were able to continue.
I'd survived. But I never want to go through that again.
Hugs and Kisses everyone, keep in touch!
Niamh.
We had to get from the Rwandan border to Mwanza and it was going to take several days. But then I got sick. At first I thought it was nothing. Then all of a sudden I was very ill. Fever, aches and pains. It looked like flu. But in Africa, if you think you have flu, you suspect malaria.
I had malaria. In a dingy hospital, I had a test. "What will we do?" asked the DOCTOR. I was horrified. She'd never heard of the drugs we carried, just in case. While Malc tried to contact home, I started to get very sick very fast. But at last we were told to go ahead with the treatment we had.
It worked. I was feeling better very soon. We were taken to the house of a local Anglican priest who kindly put us up while I recovered and in a few days, we were able to continue.
I'd survived. But I never want to go through that again.
Hugs and Kisses everyone, keep in touch!
Niamh.
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